President Obama has begun a three-day visit to Cuba, which is being seen as the climax of two years’ hard work to improve relations between the superpower and its Communist neighbour. Vicki Huddleston, once the top US diplomat in Cuba, described how significant the visit is.

Sermaye Piyasası ve Borsa (Securities Markets and the Stock Exchange)Co-authorted by Abdullah Akyuz, TSG Senior Advisor for Turkey, the Caucasus and Central Asia, this 750-page book is not only about the organizational and regulatory structure of the Turkish securities markets but also offers economic analysis, history as well as interviews with key official figures and market players. The 12 chapters of the book are: 1. Financial markets 2. The history of securities markets and the stock exchange in the West and Turkey 3. Emergence of modern securities markets in Turkey 4. Issuers and instruments 5. Investors 6. Intermediary institutions 7. Other securities markets institutions 8. Istanbul Stock Exchange 9. Clearing, settlement and central depository 10. Global financial crisis 11. An overview of the first 33 years 12. Interviews Published: July, 2015